Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody screen each antibody at Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton)

1500 Red River St, Austin, TX · Ascension · · NPI 1093810327

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 8, 2026

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Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$10.12 with BCBS STAR vs $56.76 with BCBS PPO — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BCBS STAR 4220_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4157_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4158_AMERIGROUP CHIP/STAR KIDS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
WELLPOINT CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4158_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP CHIP (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
WELLPOINT STAR 4197_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
WELLPOINT STAR 4198_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
WELLPOINT STAR 4198_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4970_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
WELLPOINT STAR KIDS 4972_WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR KIDS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4208_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4209_CHIRP AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
WELLPOINT STAR PLUS 4209_CHIRP WELLPOINT/AMERIGROUP STAR PLUS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4168_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4169_BLUE CROSS CHIP (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
BCBS CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4169_BLUE CROSS CHIP/STAR KIDS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
BCBS STAR 4219_CHIRP BLUE CROSS STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
BCBS STAR KIDS 5003_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
BCBS STAR KIDS 5005_BLUE CROSS STAR KIDS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4179_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
DELL CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4180_DELL CHIP/STAR KIDS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
DELL STAR 4230_CHIRP DELL STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
DELL STAR 4231_CHIRP DELL STAR (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
SUPERIOR AMBETTER 3880_SUPERIOR AMBETTER (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20240901 $10.12
UHC STAR 4253_CHIRP UHC STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
UHC STAR 4254_CHIRP UHC STAR (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
UHC STAR KIDS 4311_UHC STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
UHC STAR KIDS 4312_UHC STAR KIDS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
UHC STAR PLUS 4264_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
UHC STAR PLUS 4265_CHIRP UHC STAR PLUS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 $10.12
BCBS BAV EXCHANGE 4127_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BAV EXCHANGE 20250101 $22.90
BCBS HPN 4497_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN (DELL, WILLIAMSON,HAYS) 20250501 $46.51
BCBS HPN 4440_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HPN 20250501 $46.51
BCBS HMO ESSENTIALS 4095_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO ESSENTIALS 20250101 $51.33
BCBS PPO 4094_BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PPO 20250101 $56.76
SUPERIOR STAR KIDS 4888_SUPERIOR STAR KIDS OUTPATIENT 20241201 not published by hospital
SUPERIOR STAR KIDS 4889_SUPERIOR STAR KIDS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 not published by hospital
SUPERIOR STAR 4241_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 not published by hospital
SUPERIOR STAR 4242_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 not published by hospital
SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER 4188_SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER OUTPATIENT 20241201 not published by hospital
SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER 4189_SUPERIOR STAR FOSTER (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 not published by hospital
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 4391_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (DEL) OUTPATIENT 20241201 not published by hospital
SUPERIOR STAR PLUS 4389_CHIRP SUPERIOR STAR PLUS (CHI,DCN) OUTPATIENT 20241201 not published by hospital
SUPERIOR CHIP/CHIP PERINATE 4190_SUPERIOR CHIP OUTPATIENT 20241201 not published by hospital

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Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody screen each antibody at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin not published $10.12 – $56.76
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin not published $10.12 – $56.76
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin not published $10.12 – $56.76
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas $185.22 $10.85 – $46.39
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $144.00 $10.00 – $28.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $88.50 $4.12 – $30.04
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $88.50 $10.12 – $28.92
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $144.00 $10.00 – $28.92

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